COMING SOON
Arkansas’s 2nd District hasn’t sent a woman to Congress since 1928 and voters there have never elected an African-American. Joyce Elliott could be the first. But she’ll have to get past a three-term incumbent, an increasingly conservative district, and—oh yeah—a global pandemic.
CREW
DIRECTOR
Gerard Matthews
This is Gerard’s second feature-length documentary film. He is a former journalist and communications professional. He owns 19ninety Films, a documentary and video production company in Little Rock.
CINEMATOGRPHER
Joshua Asante
Joshua is a musician, writer and photographer. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist/keyboardist for the Little Rock, AR based indie bands Amasa Hines and Velvet Kente. Asante has also toured extensively as a solo performer, sharing what he calls "astral soul", a blend of electronic and soul music wherein which one can sense the presence of many artistic forebears in fluidity. Onstage, Joshua sings lyrics inspired by the travel through space, the paintings of Hughie Lee Smith, and the literary work of Black speculative fiction giants Henry Dumas and Octavia Butler. He seeks to distill his influences and abilities into a singularity worth sharing. Asante released two singles early in 2019 and is currently working on a full length project.
PRODUCER
Neba Evans
Neba is an ambitious multimedia professional who works with the University of Arkansas School of Journalism as a social media specialist. She believes stories have the power to help shape the culture of a nation, and as an African American woman, she feels that different perspectives are important to tell a complete narrative. Neba earned her Bachelor of Arts degree in Multimedia Communication in 2019 from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff and is pursuing a Master of Arts in Journalism from the University of Arkansas.
CINEMATOGRAPHER/ASSISTANT EDITOR
JT Tarpley
JT Tarpley is a documentary filmmaker, visual artist, and writer originally from small-town Arkansas. His first feature, 88.3 FM & The Voice of the People, tracks the moods and conversations in and around an iconic community radio station during the nervous days leading up to Trump’s 2017 inauguration. Its follow-up, Election Day, is a three-channel video installation filmed in Little Rock during the 2018 midterm elections. His work has been workshopped at Kartemquin Films and the Sundance Institute. JT has a BA in English from Lyon College and a MA in Journalism from the University of Arkansas.